i2Coalition Response to WSIS+20 Review

The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) has responded to the ITU Council Working Group on World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) call for inputs on the WSIS+20 review. This 20-year mark in the history of WSIS is milestone in its own right, as well as a significant opportunity for the i2Coalition to influence the global conversation around Internet governance and policy.

Our response reads in part:

The United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is one of the most significant outcomes of the WSIS process, serving as a key forum where stakeholders—including governments, businesses, the technical community, academia, and civil society—can come together to share insights, address common challenges, and work toward achieving sustainability goals. The i2Coalition strongly supports the continuation of the IGF as a platform for dialogue and collaboration, allowing stakeholders to exchange best practices on an equal footing.

We believe that preserving the IGF’s role as an inclusive, consultative body is essential to maintaining the openness and flexibility of Internet governance. While there is no formal push to transform it into a global decision-making body, it is important to remain vigilant in ensuring that any future evolution of the IGF does not inadvertently undermine the multi-stakeholder approach. This model has been highly effective in fostering innovation, maintaining the security of the Internet, and ensuring its continued growth as a tool for global development.

The i2Coalition is committed to supporting initiatives like the IGF that empower all stakeholders to engage in shaping the future of the Internet while ensuring that decisions are made through broad-based, inclusive cooperation. The i2Coalition proposes creating better linkages between the WSIS Forum and the IGF forum to strengthen digital cooperation and the inclusive multistakeholder model.

You can read the entire response below.

WSIS+20 Review Response January 2025

For more background, visit the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs Sustainable Development page.

About the i2Coalition
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition ensures that those who build the infrastructure of the Internet have a voice in public policy. With more than 100 member brands, we are a leading voice for web hosting companies, data centers, domain registrars and registries, cloud infrastructure providers, managed services providers, and related tech. We protect innovation and the continued growth of the Internet’s infrastructure which is essential to the global economy.

For more in-depth updates on Internet policy, including issues that impact your Internet infrastructure organization, please contact us about joining the i2Coalition.